pulled hard, soon with leader, narrow lead approaching final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
led, headed over 1f out, rallied, kept on well to lead near finish
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
steadied start, soon tracking leaders, ridden, every chance 1f out, stayed on well
held up in touch, every chance 1f out, weakened towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, held up, headway when not clear run inside final furlong, no chance after
We Have A Dream made all the running and held on to score by the narrowest of margins when successful at Leicester last month but a 3lb rise for that is perfectly fair and Willie Muir's gelding is taken to follow up here, getting the verdict over Baunagain and Alsadeek. The last mentioned is less exposed than most of these after just four outings and may be of interest on his handicap debut but John Dunlop's colt does not look to be particularly well treated so he may be best watched. Perfect Flight has not progressed since landing a Haydock nursery and has been well held in both starts this term so he may need some help from the handicapper. A market move for Tyfos would be of interest having run creditably at Haydock last time but more solid claims are held by Mark Wallace's Baunagain, who has shown a consistent level of form. We Have A Dream showed good speed when winning at Leicester though and a reproduction of that effort may well suffice here even off his new mark.
Baunagain (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Held up, headway over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 6l behind Lindoro (9-7) at Thirsk 7f 3yo hcp (4) gs.
We Have A Dream 3-1fav (9-2) Made all, ridden over 1f out, just held on, won at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May beating Mission Impossible (8-13) by a ns, 8 ran.
Perfect Flight 16-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 7l behind Good Gorsoon (9-3) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Tyfos 33-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Castles In The Air (8-8) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Liberty Valance (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 15l behind Ink Spot (9-1) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Tadalavil 13-2 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 10l behind We Have A Dream (9-2) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Alsadeek (IRE) 8-15fav (9-3) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 7l behind Atlantic Beach (9-3) at Ripon 6f 3yo mdn (5) gd in May.